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Show VON LINSIIEN DEFEATS ROSS Berlin, JJuly 31, via London, 5:15 p. m. Strong Rusian assaults in mass formation against the troops of General Gen-eral von Linsingen were repulsed with the heaviest losses to the attackers, said the section of the German official statement today dealing with the eastern east-ern front. The Germans captured 18S9 Russians. "Continued strong assaults of Russian Rus-sian masses against General von Linsingen Lin-singen were victoriously repelled again yesterday. Once more we caused the heaviest losses to the at-tackers. at-tackers. The emcny brought to bear his heaviest pressure on the sector on both sides of the Kovel-Sarny railway, rail-way, between Witoniez and the Turga, south of the Turga and on both sides of tho Lipa. "A well-prepared counter-attack drove back the enemy, who had penetrated pene-trated near Zarecze, south of the Sto-ycha Sto-ycha (thirty miles northeast of Kovel). So far as ascertained, 1S89 Russians, including nine officers, were taken prisoner yesterday. "Army group of General Count von Bothmer: "Continuing their attacks In the sector sec-tor northwest and west of Buczacs (southeastern Gallcla), the Russians succeeded at a few points in penetrat. ing or first lino of defense. They were driven back again. All tho Rus. slan attacks were victoriously repulsed." re-pulsed." , nn |